[Littlestan]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, Dcrusupra.

But I've wracked my brain over this one, and from my experiences using manual tranny's it sounds exactly like 2nd gear is going going gone.

You say the sound goes away when the clutch is pressed in, . That means the clutch can be ruled out for making the noise since it also works fine in all the other gears.

What usually has happened in a case like this is the shaft holding the gear(s) for 2nd gear engagement is either bent or loose. There's a multitude of things that can go funky when things start letting go. Bearings, normal wear and tear, and missing shifts are definite leaders of manual tranny failure.

In any case, 2nd gear isn't going to last much longer. In my opinion, get it rebuilt ASAP before total failure occurs and causes much more damage.

Sorry m'man,

-=Littlestan=-